House trailer awning with attaching means



' Aug. 9, 1960 K. NELSON 2,948,288

HOUSE TRAILER AWNING WITH ATTACHING MEANS Filed Oct. 3, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 5 I Leland K. Nelson INVENTOR.

! BY na 19% 1960 L. K. NELSON 2,948,288

HOUSE TRAILER AWNING WITH ATTACHING MEANS Filed Oct. 3, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Leland K Nelson INVENTOR.

My F/mgg 2,948,288 I Patented Aug 9,1969

with the improved awning and showing how the awning is constructed and erected for use.

,Eig; 2 isa sectional view on the transverse line 22 of Figl -l lookingiir the direction of the arrows, said view being;sufiiciently enlargedto bring out the details, their construction andarrangement.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentaryview showin one of the post-"like struts; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the same. With reference to Fig. lathe trailer-, which is conventional, is denoted at 6 and the roof at 8". The numeral 10 maybe said to designate the rearward end and 12 the forward end of the trailer; a I I I The canvas or equivalent awning is denoted as an The present invention relates to certain new and use- 15 entity by the numeral 14 and as before stated it is of ful improvements in a canvas or an equivalent flexible a'width corresponding to the width of the roof 8 and of awning which is expressly designed and adapted to be a length greater than the'length of the roof so thatthe erected in spaced parallelism above the roof of a trailer transverse end portions Mare-permitted to hang down and which functions to intercept the rays of the sun over the respective forward and rearward ends. Each and to promote free ventilation between the roof and transverse end portion is provided with a hem 18 in awning, whereby to' more satisfactorily condition the inwhich the spreader pole 2 0 is fitted and partly exposed terior of the trailer and to thus better comfort the ocby the cutouts ornotches 22: The poles 20 are provided cupants of the trailer. at longitudinally spaced points with screw-eyes 24 to ac- Pers'oiis conversant with the state of theart to which commodate equalizing bridles '26. These'bridles form the invention relates are well aware that itisnot new 25 parts ofthe holddown devicesat the forward and rearto associate a canopy, awning or an equivalent structure ward ends'and are suitably paired and each device comwith the roof of trailers-and analogous vehicle s. It will prises a strap 28 having 'a link 30- adjustably connected be evident, therefore, that the purpose of the instant inwith the bridle. elastic guy element 32 is connected vention isto' provide, as'ana'dvance inthe an, a simple, to th l w r end of the rap a in turn is detachably HoUs'E TRAILER AWNING wnnrrmonme V MEANS Leland K. Nelson, 11717 Corrig'an Aver, Downey, Calif. FildOct. s, 1957, Ser. No; man

3 Claims. (Cl.--135 5) practical and-economical awning which stays put once 30 connected at 34 in a y; Suitable manner we p anchoring .bracket 36 which is permanently attached 'to it properly erected and yet is su'ch in construction V V p the bottom: of'the trailer, The respective holddown that it may be readily removed and compactly and conn p v veni'e'iitly storedwhnever necessary or desned; d v c s a e re e dt unitarily y' numerals and Briefly summ rized, tli invention is characterizedby h d ve t s m in o s u the pa shade awning of a width equal to the'width "said t o o ,Q 'W j for a Theawnins p roof and of a'len ta greater than-the length or said v gi p op-si slqggit d gd Portions witbhems root; readily applicable an'cl -'r'e'mo'vabl awnin ending t, gush i abil zing cabl s p attachments supportedafopsaid root-and suspending-said T e r e i p f ably. attached to cleats 44 on the awning in ,spaced parallelism-above said f, said atgg r s 46 attached t9 h PP @1158 Of the RS153? wchmefifs' v v dita le? n've struts or posts"- 48. Each post comprises a base so between the-root and twain-g ne forward and rear- Ward transverse end Portions of saidrawning having spread- 'e'rfmembers attached thereto, and? means attached to the respective spreader members andganchored on" the trailer for tensioning and tauteningsaid awning; Novelty is predicated on thegconstruction stated whereing each spreader member compr ses a rigid polei held with asaserew 56 infiw-hicli the post '58 is telescopica ly arid adj tabl fitted, the upper end of the post being likea sir'riilarsocket 60' on the fixture and y'setscrew 62. hese, rti'callyfadjfistalble anddeta'chable struts or pas a in ed inproper f airs to deta'chabIy-mount in -a hem-provid d t r r, n. t eend of e' yvn ng, fd i u P 'afidisl'lspifi h said last named means embodying at least one stress flmfigm lts spactdipbisifiofi- There all? {wish-Ch and strain equalizing bridle, a Strap adjustably linked 50 vices and they are all the same in construction but functo Said bridle, an elastic guy element attached to the tion shghtly different from each other. Each device is lower end of said strap, and an anchoring bracket fixed characterized genm'any a roof spawning member to a lower portion of the trailer with said guy-element noted genirally by numeral (Flg; Thls releasably connected to the bracket ber comprises a pan of tubes 66 n axial alignment and Novelty is also predicated on the Structural means connected together by a centrally disposed tube 68. Thus,

cited wherein the aforementioned attachments embody each spanmng member is extensible and contractible for djusttnent needs. The pins 70 (Fig. 3) on the ends front and rear horizontal transversely disposed roofa Sp .ng members over which cooperating end portions thereof are properly mounted 1n the fixtures 46. Above the two central spanning members similarly constructed of Said awning are bndged f Stram.ed. down} stays are provided and these stays are denoted by the Wardly each Spreader. member.compmlng a.ng1d numeral 72 in Fig. 1. They are the same in construc- Zontal mounted a i a h Y tion as the spanning members 64 therefore the same refat the end of the awmng said Poles be mg sltuaied erence numerals apply. Their purpose is to overlie the n a parallel plane below the plane of their respectlve awning and to assist in retaining it in position spanmng'membefs f even the P forces PP by 65 The forward and rearward spanning members are y of Sald tenslonlng and talltenlng f mounted as shown at the forward and rearward ends Other features and advantages will become more d 12 and 110 of the trailer and they are so positioned that readily apparent from the following description and the they serve to spread and strain as well as bridge the deaccompanying drawings.

pending end portions 16 of the awning. In the drawings, wherein hke numerals are employed By mounting the awning in the manner seen in Fig. l, to designate like parts throughout the same: a

u it will be evident that the paired holddown devices 38 Fig. 1 1s a perspective view of a house trader equipped impose a pulling force on the end portions 16 thus strain- -with rubber suction 52 a-socket member 54 7 scribed, and accordingly all suitable modificationsand equivalents may be resorted to, falling Within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. In combination, a trailer having a conventionaltype roof, a portable canvas awning of a width equal to the width of said roof and of a length greater than the length of said roof, readily applicable and removable awning erecting attachments supported atop said roof and suspending said awning in spaced parallelism above said roof, said attachments being vertically adjustable to vary the space between the roof and awning, said awning having transverse hems at its forward and rearward ends and having side hems along its longitudinal edge portions, a spreader pole fitted in each transverse hem, stabilizing wires fitted in the longitudinal hems, and holddown means connected to said spreader poles, said means being separably connectible to anchoring brackets pro- 3 vided therefor on the trailer ends, each attachment comprising an extensible and contractible roof-spanning member and L-shaped fixtures at the ends thereof, each fixture being carried by a vertically adjustable post, said post having means at the bottom securing the same in a given position of said roof, portions of said stabilizing wires being secured to said fixtures, said holddown means embodying at least one stress and strain equalizing bridle, a strap adjustably linked to said bridle, an elastic guy element attached to the lower end of said strap, and an anchoring bracket fixed to a lower portion of the trailer with said guy element releasably connected to the bracket.

2. In combination, a trailer having a conventionaltype roof, a flexible shade awning of a width equal to the width of said roof and of a length greater than the length of said roof, readily applicable and removable awning erecting attachments supported atop said roof and suspending principal portions of said awning in a position of use spaced from cooperating surfaces of said roof, said attachments being vertically adjustable to vary the space between the roof and awning, the forward and rearward transverse end portions of said awning having spreader members attached thereto, and means attached to the respective spreader members and anchored on the trailer for tensioning and tautening said awning, each attachment embodying front and rear horizontal transversely disposed roof-spanning members over which 00- operating end portions of said awning are bridged, drawn, and strained downwardly, each spreader member comprising a rigid horizontal pole mounted in a terminal hem provided therefor at the end of said awning, the respective poles being situated in a parallel plane below their respective spanning members in a manner to even the pulling forces applied by way of said tensioning and tautening means, said last-named means embodying at least one stress and strain equalizing bridle, a strap having an upper end adjustably linked to said bridle, an elastic guy element attached to the lower end of said strap, and an anchoring bracket fixed to a lower portion of the trailer, said guy element being releasably connected to said bracket.

3. Means for attaching and supporting a portion of a canvas awning atop a vehicle roof comprising a pair of opposed correspondingly constructed L-shaped fixtures, each fixture having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion, the vertical portion having a cleat through the medium of which a portion of a hem retaining wire is supported and connected to said vertical portion, a pair of posts having means at the bottom portions thereof whereby said posts may be removably bracketed on a portion of the roof, said fixturesbeing provided with depending socket members and said socket members being removably and adjustably mounted on the upper ends of said posts, a horizontally disposed roof spanning member longitudinally extensible and contractible and having end portions disposed in proximity with cooperating horizontal portions of said fixtures, a second roof spanning member likewise longitudinally extensible and contractible and disposed in parallelism directly over and in con junction with said first named member and having its end portions connected with the vertical portions of the respective L-shaped fixtures, there being a minimal space existing between adjacent portions of the roof spanning members, said space being adapted to permit a portion of the canvas awning to be positioned and sandwiched between the roof spanning members.

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